The new year is often a time to reflect on where you are and where you want to go. If you’ve been thinking, “I’m still at this law firm, and I really don’t want to be here next year at this time,” this episode is for you. Sarah shares a clear path to leaving the law and outlines the two…
On today’s podcast episode, Sarah clarifies a question she often hears when she tells people about the work she does: “Do all the lawyers who you work with end up leaving law?” There is a sense that she is trying to convince people to leave their careers as lawyers and move on to something else, and she wants to answer…
Today’s podcast episode features a conversation between Sarah and Lilly Ghahremani. Lilly’s law school experience was unique, and she ended up on a career path that overlaps with lawyers often, so she provides some interesting insights. If you’re interested in the publishing world and if it possibly overlaps with your experiences as a lawyer, this is the right episode for…
On today’s podcast episode, Sarah revisits a topic that has often been discussed on the podcast—the sunk cost fallacy. Almost every lawyer who considers leaving the law encounters this. The sunk cost fallacy happens when we make a change and tend to give more weight to things we have already invested in. What is the Sunk Cost Fallacy? Lawyers often…
On today’s podcast episode, Sarah chats with Dan Branagan. He is a member of the Collab and a former lawyer who now works as a data analyst. They discuss how his journey to escape the legal grind and his process of finding other roles that might work for him using the program’s framework. So, let’s dive in and learn about…
Becoming a lawyer is a giant accomplishment that requires a lot of hard work and brain power, yet many lawyers still experience feelings that they aren’t good enough or smart enough. Sarah discusses these feelings in the podcast episode today and why it’s a problem with the legal profession. If you’ve had these thoughts, you are not alone. So, let’s…
